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Lincolnwood's Cooper Poggenpohl (#1) tries to avoid the wingspan of North Greene's Luke Farris (#23) during the Lancers' consolation quarterfinal game at the Waverly Holiday Tournament on Wednesday, Dec. 27. The Lancers bounced back from Tuesday's loss to Auburn to beat the Spartans 44-32 as they advance to Thursday's consolation semifinal against Springfield Lutheran.

After falling to Auburn in their first game of the Waverly Holiday Tournament, the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team bounced back in game two and took a step closer to a historic moment … more

12/28/23

Six Montgomery County players were among the 16 honored by the coaches of the MSM Conference for this year’s all-conference girls basketball team. From the left are Nokomis’ Natalie Brownback, Grace DeWerff, Kinley Stolte and Alivia Sabol, and Lincolnwood’s Taryn Millburg and Lilly Terneus.

Six From County Earn Girls All-MSM

Four members of the Nokomis girls basketball team and two members of the Lincolnwood girls basketball team were among the 16 players honored by the coaches of the MSM Conference for this year’s … more

3/7/24

Pretzels Win Defensive Showdown Over Skins

Nokomis and New Berlin entered their game on the Redskins’ home floor on Friday, Dec. 15, allowing an average of 38 and 37 points per game respectively, so the 39-36 final score in favor of the … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 12/18/23

Two Nokomis and two Lincolnwood boys basketball players earned all-conference recognition from the coaches of the MSM Conference this year. Clockwise are first team selection Reece Lohman of Nokomis, second team selections Brady Schmedeke and Jonah Elvidge of Lincolnwood and honorable mention Kennedy DeWerff of Nokomis.

Redskins, Lancers Put Two Each On All-MSM

The Nokomis and Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball teams both put two players on this year’s all-conference team, which was voted on by the coaches of the MSM Conference. Nokomis … more

3/7/24

Hillsboro’ Jace Stewart tries to get a shot off over the outstretched hand of Lincolnwood’s Gabe Armentrout during the Toppers’ home game against the Lancers on Dec. 5. Stewart had 15 points and helped Hillsboro come back from two double digit deficits, but Lincolnwood escaped with a 60-57 win.

Lincolnwood Gets Rivalry Win In Hillsboro

It doesn't have conference or postseason implications, but the early season match-up between the Hillsboro and Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball teams may fit into the "must see" category if … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 12/7/23

Nokomis Wins County Clash At Carlinville Tournament

The Nokomis girls basketball team held Lincolnwood to six points or less in all four quarters as the Redskins moved to 2-0 at the Carlinville Holiday Tournament with a 49-16 win over the Lady … more

12/28/23

Lincolnwood's Jacob Butler (#11) got the Lancers off to a quick start in Pleasant Plains on Friday, Oct. 13, scoring two goals in the first eight minutes of their regional semifinal against Lutheran. Butler's brace held up despite a goal midway through the second half by Lutheran's Noah Rodenburg as Lincolnwood moved on to the regional championship game on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 4:30 p.m.

Lancers To Play Plains For Regional Crown

When Lincolnwood played Springfield Lutheran the first time in the 2023 season, neither team was able to score in the 80 minutes of regulation, but the lack of scoring … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 10/16/23

Cavaliers Win Despite Lancers’ Best Efforts

The points weren’t there, but the effort was for the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville girls basketball team as the Lady Lancers took on a talented Carlinville squad on Monday, Dec. 18. The … more

12/21/23

Cavies Knock Off Lady Lancers Again

Lincolnwood’s first opponent after Christmas was their last one before the holiday as the Lady Lancers played Carlinville in their opening game of the Carlinville Holiday Tournament on Dec. 26. … more

12/28/23

Litchfield's Keenan Powell (#0) scored 22 points in the Panthers' 65-39 victory over Lincolnwood at the T. Todt Shootout on Saturday, Dec. 9, in Litchfield.

Fourth Quarter Pushes Panthers Past Lancers

The Litchfield boys basketball team has been a little bit like fireworks so far this season. When the Purple Panthers are on, it’s a thing of beauty. When they’re not? Things can blow up … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 12/11/23

Lincolnwood's Jonah Elvidge hounds Bunker Hill guard Will Manar during the Lancers' home game against the Minutemen on Dec. 19. The Lancers' held Bunker Hill to seven points in the second half to score a 44-26 victory over the Minutemen.

Lancers Get Back To Even With Win

It's been a long way back to .500 for the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville boys basketball team, but after starting the season 0-4, the Lancers have reached that mark before Christmas. Since going … more

12/21/23

Third Lifts Athens Past Lincolnwood

An 11-run third inning for Athens paved the way for a 17-0 victory over Lincolnwood on Tuesday, March 19, as the Lady Lancers fell to 2-3 on the season. Playing on their home field, Lincolnwood … more

3/21/24

Taylorville’s Lincoln Coffey (#32) tries to stay a step ahead of Lincolnwood’s Charlie Clavin (#8, via Nokomis) during their game at Terry Todt Field in Raymond on Sept. 2. Behind five goals from junior Ian Keller, the Lancers improved to 5-1 on the season with an 8-0 victory over Taylorville. More photos from this game can be found at nokophoto.smugmug.com.

Keller, Lancers Score A Glut Of Goals

Like all sports, soccer has its own terminology. A brace is two goals. Three goals is a hat-trick. Four goals is a haul. But five goals? Five goals is a glut. By definition, a glut is an excessively … more

9/5/23

Litchfield's Chloe Law puts up a shot over Lincolnwood's Lilly Terneus during the T. Todt Shootout on Saturday, Dec. 9, in Litchfield. Law scored 13 points to lead the Lady Panthers to their second win of the season, 29-22 over the Lancers..

Litchfield Girls Beat Lancers For 2nd Win

While the Litchfield girls basketball team has been improving throughout the first part of the season, the improvement hadn’t yielded results in the winning column…yet. That ended on … more

by Kyle Herschelman | 12/11/23

Shorthanded Lancers Gut Out MSM Win

Coming into the 2023 season, the Lincolnwood-Morrisonville volleyball team had four players on their roster with varsity experience. Now, with just two weeks until the postseason, the Lancers are … more

10/12/23

2023-24 Holiday Basketball Tournaments

Schedules and results from the Carlinville boys and girls, Riverton girls, Vandalia boys and Waverly boys basketball tournaments. more

12/27/23

Later that night, many of the players and fans stuck around to see the Pacers knock off the 76ers by a slightly less defensive minded final of 134-122.

Hoop Dreams

Just a few hours before the Indiana Pacers took the floor on Thursday, Jan. 25, for an Eastern Conference showdown against the Philadelphia 76ers, the Lincolnwood and Madison boys basketball teams … more

1/29/24

Carlinville All-Star Basketball Roster Set

The top 51 boys and girls basketball seniors from South Central Illinois will be playing in the 20th annual Carlinville Rotary Club All-Star Basketball Classic, presented by Prairie Farms Dairy and … more

3/21/24

Lincolnwood Boys 2nd At Shoal Creek

Tate Duckels and Carter Zilm shot matching 3-over-par 39s to lead Carlinville to a win at Shoal Creek Golf Course in Raymond on Thursday, Aug. 31. In addition to earning medalist honors with … more

9/5/23

Redskins, Lancers Land Four On All-State Team

Two players from Nokomis and two from Lincolnwood were selected for this year’s Illinois Volleyball Coaches Association all-state team, which was released Nov. 3-5. Mackenzie Mehochko and … more

11/9/23